Reynard
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Reyn·ard 
[rey-nahrd, -nerd, ren-erd] Pronunciation Key
[rey-nahrd, -nerd, ren-erd] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a name given to the fox, originally in the medieval beast epic Reynard the Fox. |
Also, Renard.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| Rey·nard or rey·nard
(rā'nərd, -närd', rěn'ərd) Pronunciation Key
n. A fox. [Middle English Renard, Reynard, from Old French Renart and Middle Dutch Reynaert, the name of the fox in the beast epic Roman de Renart.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
reynard
reynard
quasi-proper name for a fox, c.1300, from O.Fr. Renart, name of the fox in Roman de Renart, from O.H.G. personal name Reginhart, lit. "counsel-brave." The first element is related to reckon, the second to hard.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| reynard | |
noun | |
| a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic 'Reynard the Fox' |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
reynard
Ren"ard\ (r?n"?rd), n. [F. renard the fox, the name of the fox in a celebrated epic poem, and of German origin, G. Reinhard, OHG. Reginhard, properly, strong in counsel; regin counsel (akin to Goth. ragin) + hart hard. See Hard.] A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry. [Written also reynard.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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